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No Democratic opponent in District 95 race Wednesday, Sep 13, 2006 By Doug Thompson Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The Democratic Party of Arkansas has conceded the District 95 House race to Republican Aaron Burkes of Lowell after the Democratic candidate quit the race. Democratic spokesman Bart Haynie said Tuesday that the party had no recourse because Democrat Robbyn Tumey's departure did not rise to the level of leaving a vacancy, which under state law only exists if a candidate dies, is ill or moves from the district. In an Aug. 30 letter to the state Democratic Party, Tumey, of Rogers, said she was unable to give her full attention to the race and formally withdrew. Tumey is president of Managed Subcontractors International Inc. of Rogers. The company was named in a 52-count indictment returned by a Missouri federal grand jury in July. The indictment alleges violations of the wage and hour provisions of a federal contract. Tumey was not personally indicted, but the company and two employees were named. MSI was hired to help build a basic training complex at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, according to a federal Department of Justice statement outlining the indictment. Contractors for federal jobs are required to pay the prevailing local wage, calculated under a formula. The indictment alleges that deductions from workers' paychecks took MSI out of compliance with that provision of the contract. MSI denies any wrongdoing. |
